Hello. I am a recent MSW graduate. Neither of my practicums involved direct counseling work, and I am looking for my first "real" job. I was offered a job as a therapist working with victims of sexual assault. The organization/team seems amazing, but I am not sure if I should accept the job. I would be the only therapist/social worker on staff. I am deeply concerned about having to just "figure it out" as someone who does not have counseling experience. At the same time, this organization is offering to pay for my supervision and has great pay. I need a job, but I am terrified that I won't know what to do, nor will I have anyone to shadow. If anyone has any advice, I am in desperate need. Thank you.

Originally posted by u/northern_hare on Reddit.

Top comment by u/ArgentNoble

I would be the only therapist/social worker on staff.

You are not a clinician, so it would be illegal to be the only clinician on staff. You, as a fresh MSW, would have no independent license for clinical practice and you would require a supervisor of some kind.

At the same time, this organization is offering to pay for my supervision and has great pay.

They are willing to pay for your LCSW supervision, it seems like. Have you asked them whose license you will be practicing under, as you have no legal authority to engage in clinical practice imdependently?

So I am a hospital social worker. In my unit, there are 8 social workers/case managers. I recently applied and interviewed for another job. Well… while waiting to hear back about if I got this job, 2 of my coworkers have put in their resignations in the last 2 days. And of course, I got a call Sunday… and the job I interviewed for is giving me an offer.

Now, because of my coworkers resignations, I am going back and forth on if I should accept the offer. In my mind, I know I should. I hate the current hospital I’m at and it has only gotten worse with new leadership. I never even really wanted to work here in the first place because its so far and im paying about $300/month between parking and tolls. The only reason I even work here is because they were the only hospital at the time who would hire me without “medical discharge experience”. Now that I have that experience, I want to go to the new hospital which was my first choice to begin with. But now that my coworkers are leaving, I feel like I need to stay so that I don’t inconvenience my other coworkers who will still be there. This place has such a hard time hiring people that I know they will be without coverage for a while and swamped with cases. In my head, I know I should do whats best for me… but it is giving me so much anxiety that I’m dreaming about it and not sleeping well.

Idk. Idk what to do.

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EDIT: I have read the overwhelming responses, and though I still feel bad… I will take the offer. I know it may have seemed like an easy decision, but it is eating me up because I like my coworkers 😭 Thinking about it more after I posted this, I thought about how much anxiety I have had working here and how Ive been so burned out by the company alone that I have been isolating myself and I dont want that anymore. Thanks for the responses and the push I needed.

Originally posted by u/SanktaJasmine on Reddit.

Top comment by u/Metalsneakers

Seems pretty clear that you hate working there and it’s not your job to keep others happy. Also, it’s clear that other people also hate working there. The answer is pretty clear 😉

Not someone I directly supervise, but someone under another supervisor reports they're completing up to 20 home visits a day with the average being more than 10. To me, this seems either to be a lie or that they're not providing quality services. Either way, upper leadership genuinely didn't seem to be bothered when this was flagged and defended the worker saying that they "schedule all their visits for a couple days a month" (the worker's caseload size is ~60). I'm shocked it won't be investigated any further given that that particular team has had issues in the past with people entering fraudulent HV notes. Anyway, just a Monday ramble!

ETA: Since it's come up, the visits are spread out across the city and the commute between visits can be a few minutes to 30+ minutes. Looking at the report, there's multiple instances of an alleged visit having started before it would be even physically possible to having been able to drive there. For example, let's say the prior visit started at 9am, the next visit is reported to have started at 9:15, but the commute between the two locations is 30 minutes (without traffic).

Originally posted by u/SocialWorkerr on Reddit.

Top comment by u/Born_Astronomer_4613

They are not actually seeing all of these clients

I’m a 26M Registered Social Worker (RSW) here in the Philippines, and honestly, I am just so exhausted and frustrated with how our profession is treated in this country.

We went to college, studied hard, passed a difficult board exam, and swore an oath. Yet, the moment you tell someone you’re a social worker, they look at you like you’re either a generic volunteer, a glorified clerk, or someone whose entire job is just hand out relief goods during a typhoon. The absolute lack of professional respect from the general public—and even from other professions—is incredibly demoralizing.

But it’s not just the lack of respect; it’s the systemic trap of the career path itself.

If you want to practice, your options are basically limited to three things:

Low-paying NGO jobs where you are overworked to the bone.

Competitive government positions (DSWD/LGU) where you’re often stuck on endless Contract of Service (COS) or Job Order (JO) status with no security, no benefits, and a mountain of bureaucratic stress.

Shifting careers entirely.

What hits the hardest is looking at other board-certified professions. Look at teachers—if they want extra income or independence, they can do private tutoring, open learning centers, or teach online. Look at accountants—they can handle freelance bookkeeping, take on private corporate clients, or start their own consulting firms.

But what about us? As RSWs, we have virtually zero opportunities for private independent practice. The entire system is built to make us dependent on institutional employment. We aren't given the framework, the legal backing, or the market to open a private practice where we can offer specialized counseling, community consultancy, or clinical social work independently. We are completely boxed in.

I chose this field because I genuinely wanted to make a difference and build a sustainable career in social development. Instead, at 26, I feel completely undervalued, underpaid, and stuck.

Any other RSWs here feeling the same way? How are you copying with the stagnation, or have you already started looking for an exit strategy out of the profession entirely?

Originally posted by u/Quick_Maybe5151 on Reddit.

Top comment by u/ValueCrazy5213

Yuck! If your degree is accepted in US, you have alot more oppurtunity. My wife and both are licensed clinical social workers, MSW degrees, and we make close to 400,000 US dollars a year in private mental health practice.

I think this is fantastic. New Jersey is going to start charging companies whose employees are on Medicaid. I think this really speaks to what we are seeing were companies refuse to pay living wages, but we can clearly see that our societies are still paying for it.

The fees are pretty low right now but I can see in the future where they choose to raise them.

This is great news

Originally posted by u/cannotberushed- on Reddit.

Top comment by u/Lucky-Reference-7667

Omg FINALLY!! I just read about how Walmart employs 2.3 million people worldwide and is the largest revenue generating business in the world. Hundreds of billions a year in revenue. I refused to look at how many employees are on govt provided medical insurance.

A patient left our facility, went across the street, shoplifted a bottle of booze, came back drunk and started threatening to damage all the staff cars in the parking lot.

The head of the faculty who is an RN said it wasn’t her patient- clinical needed to deal with it. The staff was on teams asking that the police be called. We need permission to call the police. At that point I punched out. I’m not clinical, nothing was being done and I wasn’t waiting for him to smash my car. I left. I just knew what would happen - he was going to be brought back up to the unit despite breaking every rule we have against aggression. We have no security and staff have apparently no right to safety.

When I texted my boss that I left early and why, I was told the patient seemed nice now that he’s drunk and did I plan to make up the time. For real. That assertion aged like milk.

The patient shifted and said he wanted to stay at the facility and indeed was brought back up to the unit on the grounds that if he got hurt it could be a sentinel event. Then he shifted again and left with his girlfriend who was also a patient. He had booze hidden and the two of them gulped it down right in the grounds.

Things escalated and his girlfriend started throwing rocks at our cars. When staff started complaining that since nothing was being done they expected the facility would pay for any damages to personal vehicles, they were told to act like professionals on teams.

This morning the lobby windows were broken and several staff cars did have their windows broken. The police had finally been called but the patients got away before they could be arrested.

I made a list of my caseload, where I left off on every case, sent it to my boss and quit.

Originally posted by u/gerorgesmom on Reddit.

Top comment by u/bigbb5

You did right by your coworkers too. You showed them that this treatment by management is unacceptable and that they are trying to gaslight staff.

Management acting like this shows me that they are incompetent on the clinical level. Boundaries are therapeutic for clients. I cannot stand this incompetence that is then labeled as "trauma informed."

I passed my LMSW today on my first try after studying for about a month!🎉

I have pretty bad test anxiety, especially with ADHD, so I was really nervous going into the exam. I didn’t apply for extra testing time because I was on a time crunch and needed to get licensed for a job I have lined up.

I scored a 101 on the official ASWB practice exam and passed the actual exam with a 107. A pass is a pass, and that’s all that matters! I wanted to share what helped me in case it helps someone else.

What helped me:

Took a Pocket Prep mock exam to identify my weak areas.

Made Quizlet flashcards from a study guide (I split them into three sections).

Studied consistently every day.

Watched RayTube videos to better understand theories, modalities, and improve my critical thinking.

Used Pocket Prep daily (20–50 questions).

Took full-length practice exams on Pocket Prep and Quizlet.

Bought the official ASWB Practice Exam ($85), which I thought was well worth it.

If anyone wants the study guide or the Quizlet flashcards I made, feel free to message me!

Topics I studied:

Common DSM-5 diagnoses

CBT, DBT, Solution-Focused, Narrative, Motivational Interviewing

Family therapies

Crisis intervention & the helping process

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

Defense mechanisms & cognitive distortions

Family dynamics & group work

Community practice roles

Stages of Change

Major theories (psychodynamic, person-centered, systems, social learning, attachment, etc.)

Erikson, Piaget, Kohlberg, and Freud

Parenting styles

NASW Code of Ethics

Common medications (I saved these for last)

I’m probably forgetting a lot. But you don’t need to know every topic in depth. Just have a general understanding.

I hope this helps! Feel free to message me if you have questions about my study plan or the resources I used. Good luck—you’ve got this! 😊

Originally posted by u/dayswithanna on Reddit.

Top comment by u/SuspiciousSeesaw2423

It took me a doctor's appointment and about a week or 2 for them to approve my time and a half. Highly encourage people to take advantage and apply for it if they need it.

Failed my first time and got to the end of my exam with only a few minutes to review my answers (this was when you had no split). Took the newer version where its in 2 parts plus time and a half and passed. I felt so relieved knowing I had all the time I needed.

Just looked at my new repayment options for PSLF now that the SAVE plan no longer exists and I want to weep. My payment is going from $27 to at least $600. I feel so hopeless that the floor keeps getting pulled out from under me with changes to the loan programs.

Filed taxes separately from my husband to keep payments low, sacrificing years of higher tax returns. My loan servicer and a bunch of Republican led states gets pissy because they're not getting interest under the new plans, sue the federal government and my loans are put in a forbearance I didn't ask for and the months don't count towards PSLF - I was set to qualify for forgiveness Dec 2025.

No worries, I won't make payments and once I get to 120 months of employment I will apply for the PSLF reconsideration and make the lump payment. It won't be so bad, because it'll be based on my $27/month payment.

WHOOPS JUST KIDDING now they're going to calculate that payment based on the NEW repayment plans because Biden bad, SAVE plan bad.

Now I have to make payments again - but here's the kicker, I FINALLY filed taxes along with my husband because I was under the assumption I wouldn't have to keep paying loans and would be doing the lump payout. It's been 6 months since I applied for reconsideration and i've heard nothing about my application.

Started the IBR plan application today. My payments under the new administration's "Repayment Assistance Plan" would be $1,064. The Standard 10 year plan is $602. I work in a public school and have an infant in daycare. We do okay financially but $602 a month is going to be a LOT for us. Even if I somehow do eventually get the reconsideration for my forbearance months, we do not have $9,600 laying around to make a lump payment.

I have followed every rule. I made every payment on time. I have dutifully recertified, submitted my paperwork, gotten every document signed, have worked over 120 months in the public sector, and am still in this position of suddenly having my payments increase by 22x.

I just want to curl up in a ball and weep. This is so goddamn unfair to all of us who entered this field under the assumption we'd be taken care of under PSLF. The ever changing goal posts of student loans are so deeply unfair.

Originally posted by u/ahhbears on Reddit.

Top comment by u/agree_2_disagree

My loan servicer deferred my payments until 2028...it's like they knew I couldn't make the payments and they're waiting for the new administration

Back in fall of 2022 our school district came to me with a job offer as a social worker. They emergency certified in many different roles until I got my masters and passed the exam. Which I did in March this year. Took that long due to when I was hired couldn't start school until fall of 2023. Our state is forcing a new social work certificate and when it starts rolling August this year. I thought I was safe. Passed test to find out that I have not had my license a year and can not be certified. My only option would be doing another 18 month program. I'm the only income with 2 young children and quite frankly over doing school work. I've been in the field 20 years. I graduated with a 4.0 and passed the exam first go. At what point is what we do enough? Always seems like a new policy to just get more money out of people's pockets.

Originally posted by u/NewLiterature2604 on Reddit.

Top comment by u/Soggy-Constant5932

If you have your license then what is the new social work certificate? I want to help but confused here.

hey all! i’m going into my senior year of undergrad and we covered some of kolk’s work on trauma in my class focusing on the biopsychosocial perspective.

i recently picked up the book at a thrift store and was chatting with my LICSW about it during therapy as i’ve found it fascinating despite only having read a couple of chapters, but she told me she wasn’t sure that i should read it and should look into better books by better people, and that she found him to be problematic.

when i asked more, she told me about the allegations made against him, and while doing a little digging, i have also seen people claim his work as problematic in its portrayal of victims of trauma. i haven’t read far enough yet to really understand what about his portrayals are traumatic, but i’d like some expertise from people who’ve been in school, and in the field, for longer than me.

should i keep reading?

Originally posted by u/TooExcitable on Reddit.

Top comment by u/arisol96

It may be worth reading to get a general sense of the academic context, but I have seen "What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma" by Stephanie Foo cited as a more compassionate and inclusive dive into trauma.

Here I am at 3am once again and I have to accept that I'll never be a morning-person at this point. I'm curious: are there any (high-paying) social work jobs that work third-shift, or overnight shift?

Third-shift (3PM-12AM) is my absolute favorite and it would be a dream to have a shift like that as a social worker. I'm graduating soon and am going to start looking for ASW jobs, so, if you all could suggest any specific jobs that have third-shifts / overnight I'd be so grateful.

I know therapy can have late night hours but I wonder how often I will get to schedule 3/4PM - 10PM / 12AM. I'd love that shift but I don't no how realistic it is as a therapist.

Originally posted by u/DowntownFresnoBiking on Reddit.

Top comment by u/moonbeam_honeygirl

Crisis and hotlines.

For therapy, I wonder if you might want to seek licensure in another state with a different time zone so you can work overnights more easily!

CPS was allowed to ban Pete Buttigieg from being alone with his 4-year-old children — after an anonymous caller claimed he confessed to "unspeakable violent crimes" in a town in Alabama he has never set foot in.

This week, a CPS team arrived at the Buttigieg home in Michigan and said an allegation had been made about the twins and he was not to be alone with the children until an interview the next day.

Pete and his husband Chasten sent their two 4-year-olds to their grandparents overnight.

They didn't know where the accusation came from. They didn't even know what it said.

"The 24 hours until they returned are among the darkest hours of my life," he wrote. He had consented to let strangers interview his own children, over something so serious he couldn't be alone with them, with no idea why.

Then he found out what the accusation ACTUALLY was.

An anonymous man called CPS and said he'd spoken to a woman who claimed she met Buttigieg at a conference in Alabama years ago, where he supposedly admitted to violent crimes. That was the entire basis. Buttigieg told the officer he had never even been to the town.

The officer said plainly he believed it was politically motivated, and it would not be referred to any prosecutor. The forensic interview with the children turned up nothing. Michigan State Police confirmed the report was false and condemned it, warning that fake reports pull workers away from children who actually need protecting.

I understand investigating each case, but they went too far.

This shouldn’t have ever happened where CPS was able to separate those children for 24hrs and undergo invasive questioning

Originally posted by u/cannotberushed- on Reddit.

Top comment by u/Original_Intention

Meanwhile, I've made reports with much more evidence and absolutely nothing has come from it. The inconsistency among how each case is screened and investigated is concerning to say the least.

What are your attitudes on scheduling medical appointments and transportation to medical appointments for/on behalf of patients (who are otherwise capable of scheduling their own appointments/rides independently) versus scaffolding and teaching patients how to schedule their own appointments and rides?

Originally posted by u/millionlittlebitches on Reddit.

Top comment by u/user684737889

Progressive engagement. I often do it for people when they need it. Together with them when possible so they can learn the skill. If it’s not something they can tolerate now, I’d rather they had the access to important healthcare than let the logistics be a barrier. If services are close to terminating, I’ll be more assertive in trying to teach the skill.

If they were successfully booking and attending their own appointments, they wouldn’t need to be working with me

Today I went to take my LCSW, unfortunately I didn’t get the results I wanted. I needed a 102 but ended up with a 99. I studied for a total of 2 months utilizes AOC program, pocket prep. Some TikTok creators. I took my AOC exam and passed. I also did my practice exam last week and passed by about 4 points than the 101. I’m not sure what happened today but I plan on retesting in about 3 weeks.

Very bummed and disappointed.

Originally posted by u/Glam_ma86 on Reddit.

Top comment by u/biggritt2000

I do supervision at my work for LSWs taking their exam, and I'll tell you what I told them. The exam measures your ability to think like their version of the ideal social worker in a vacuum at that exact moment in time. It doesn't measure how good you are at serving your clients. It didn't measure your value to this profession. It didn't measure the impact you have on your workplace or community. I've known great social workers who needed to take the test multiple times, and I've seen LCSWs that make me shake my head.

Keep pushing, study up on your weak points, and don't give up.

I am reaching my breaking point with school social work and I’m ready for a big shift. I am tired of the big caseload and having to do group therapy everyday. I do not have my clinical license because I’ve never had an interest in becoming a therapist. I am looking at hospital jobs, specifically discharge planning, because those jobs appear to have no caseloads or direct clients. Are there any other jobs out there that I should be on the lookout for?

Originally posted by u/jg417540 on Reddit.

Top comment by u/No-Meaning-8063

Just an FYI you will have a case load and “direct” clients as a discharge planner. It will depend on the unit you’re on.

Examples- when I was on psych - I had 10-15 people on my list at all times. On the eating disorder unit role - I had up to 15-17 patients and worked a lot with their families throughout their stay

How do I reconcile my views about clients taking advantage of the system and not doing anything with the help that they’re getting. For example, I have clients who we provide housing for. They don’t want to get their GED don’t wanna work don’t wanna meet with their case managers and their their team they don’t wanna do anything but exist and take the benefits of the systems. Some of them are not really taking care of their children as they should be. I don’t know, these people make me feel so annoyed, so angry. Like you have everything going for you and you’re choosing not to do anything about it.

Is it wrong of me to care less about these clients than others or to not care about their outcomes because they don’t care for themselves. Can anyone help me actually understand why I feel this way?

Edit: I appreciate most of this advice, and will implement some and take others into consideration. One thing to note for those who were hostile. I asked for genuine advice and was met with some hostility. How is it that my view is “wrong” but I’m being told to quit my job immediately or drop out of school by the people who are supposed to be supporting others and helping them? Keep in mind these hostile comments did not offer advice or an alternative pov. I wonder how is it you think your better than social workers who seem to be struggling when you can’t even help a colleague.

Originally posted by u/tanjiro314 on Reddit.

Top comment by u/Glum_Philosopher328

I'm a case manager of 3 years and maybe someone else will give better advice. But I always try to remind myself a few things, especially when it comes to housing/my own perspectives on client engagement.

• Our clients are often burnt out long before we get to them. They have had to navigate surviving often for months or years prior to us showing up. Workers have come and gone leaving wounds of abandonment. They already know the system poses them as a burden to the rest of society. Why prove them wrong any longer? Why care?

• Our clients survival mechanisms work against them in healthy situations. Being bossy or aggressive in previous situations may have benefited them in the past. Especially in situations where they needed to advocate for themselves. I often think of clients with invisible disabilities with this one. They need you to have boundaries. Tell them no. Step away. Set out clear instructions on what they need to do. If they don't do it, you are not here to save them. But be mindful of where they are at.

• The system is broken. I use this as my reminder that if a person can find a way to qualify for assistance they probably need it. Maybe they aren't in as bad a situation as other people I work with, but everyone is in a different situation. And it sucks to be alive regardless of who you are. The system doesn't even do that good of a job supporting the people who do need it. So why am I going to judge a person who finds a useful way to utilize it?

I know our field has been draining with everything going on. You joined it for a reason and I think sometimes we need to take breaks to remember that.

I dont think AI is our future and is unethical to use. I just got an email today about it coming to the mental health clinic I work at and I want to quit after that email.

I just dont want any part of it. I think it's lazy and will just damage quality of care while also eliminating positions.

Originally posted by u/StuckWme13 on Reddit.

Top comment by u/lisa_williams_wgbh

IMO, this is something that NASW should oppose, but I’m not sure they have established a position on it.

I love my job right now. I am on a great team, my pay is very good, I get tons of training and good supervision. My hours are flexible and I can wear whatever I want. On top of that, I get all federal holidays off plus 3 weeks of PTO and the company matches retirement at 5% of my income. They even give annual raises as part of policy.

Here's the problem: we are owned by a large for non-profit healthcare network that is owned by an even larger for profit company. We are non-profit, but seem to provide some loopholes and tax benefits for the bigger company. I've never worked for this large of an organization, and it's very weird to me.

It feels like our function is to help support the bottom line off the circumstances of our clients, who are mostly families in foster care.

Do I stay because it's cushy and I like the work, or do I leave for my systemic ethical concerns? Wyd?

Originally posted by u/xtra86 on Reddit.

Top comment by u/RuthlessKittyKat

Where will this NOT be the case?

DOJ just ruled that integration for disability is not required and mandating it is not lawful.

It even mentions handicapped.

So basically bring back asylums.

IDEA and FAPE could also be gone. It says least restrictive environment or maximum integration is NOT enforceable.

Originally posted by u/cannotberushed- on Reddit.

Top comment by u/CiliaRusk

Awful.

I am sooo concerned by some of the posts in this sub. I say this with such love but there is no reason anyone should have to endure abuse, cruel words, etc and feel like they have to keep those clients or not press charged etc. People are not exempt from consequences due to their trauma. Much love

Originally posted by u/healinghelichrysum on Reddit.

Top comment by u/uhbkodazbg

Sometimes it’s just too much paperwork

Originally posted by u/MagicalSWKR on Reddit.

Top comment by u/PriorityFast79

Well....it's not wrong.

I cannot do this anymore. What do I do. I have my msw and have my lcsw. This has been the week from hell and I can no longer be client facing.

I have been at this for two years now and I am reconsidering everything.

How do I break into macro or something adjacent where I do not have to speak with clients anymore.

Edit: I can face clients. I apologize for confusion, I am highly emotional about this today. I don’t want to in a clinical way anymore. I can speak with people and stakeholders, but would much prefer not to be on the crisis management, therapeutic side of things.

Originally posted by u/United_Scallion9438 on Reddit.

Top comment by u/tlizzyp

I see these posts a lot and I wonder, do you need stop being client facing or do you need stop serving a specific population? Macro isn’t an escape hatch from people, it’s dealing with different kinds of people that you may not enjoy either.

I am still in school, but my experience from social worker instructors and other social workers has been a real negative one. I am a very masculine presenting male who has a strong work ethic and desire to become a therapist because I didn't have a therapist like me to help me when I needed it so I decided to do something about it. Every instructor has been rather dismissive or outright passive aggressive about of my desire to help and wanting to specialize in therapy for men, and most of my interactions with other social workers has been pretty much the same. I don't know what the issue is. Its starting to bother me to the point where I am second guessing myself. I have been working in the mental health field for the last 15 years and I am getting older (heck I'm recovering from injuries earned in working in a psychiatric hospital right now, surgery etc) but I'm carrying a very high GPA and willingness to learn. It's just completely unreal to me that I am getting met with such venom at times.

Originally posted by u/evilviser38 on Reddit.

Top comment by u/moonbrainUwU

Keep going! You are desperately needed! The resistance is the reason so stay in it ✨

long story short, I've hated every social work job I've had, especially my current one.

I got my BSW in 2024, MSW in 2025, and LMSW in 2026, and I'm current 2 months into LCSW hours. My undergrad practicum and first full time job were both at a Children's Advocacy Center. I was an intern with a family advocate and then a forensic intake coordinator for two years. My masters practicum was at a medium security forensic treatment center for adults deemed incompetent to stand trial, and my current job is at a children's psychiatric hospital as a caseworker and therapist. I have never really enjoyed the work I've been doing, just liked the people I work with. The work has been extremely depressing, scary, and caused compassion fatigue, chronic imposter syndrome, and dread every Sunday and week night. My current job especially has made me hopeless, depressed, and wishing I never went into social work in the first place.

Considering the amount of debt I went into to get these degrees... I doubt it would be wise to leave the profession. But, are there any social work jobs that aren't soul crushing and won't have me feeling like one mistake at work will ruin a persons life? Or, are there any no-social work type jobs I could get with an LMSW that wouldn't be a massive pay cut?

I wish I didn't feel this way, and maybe it'll get better with time! But, right now, I am not looking forward to the future I chose to build :/

Originally posted by u/Advanced_Cookie4785 on Reddit.

Top comment by u/PhantomEyes

Honestly, get out of therapy. I was able to get all of LCSW supervision hours as a dialysis social worker. No formal therapy involved, and I learned a ton about the medical field. Dialysis felt like a DREAM after a decade in CPS and supervising. I used to joke I was the least important person in the building and it was great. My decisions wouldn’t kill anyone. I could call in sick and the place could still open and run just fine. I really enjoyed it.

Hi Guys,

I have been working in the field for few years now. The team is great, the work culture is great, the experiences are amazing, but the pay....I have never got enough money to say honestly I can afford my further pursuits, goals, dreams. That's why I feel like I cant fully develop my both private and professional self without funds. I have been doing other side hustles like tutoring and affiliate , but time wise its been challenging to juggle between family life and work. Ok, now to the point. I am thinking about switching careers. In my country (based in Europe) there is no way to run private social work like some of you do. Therefore Im stuck and restricted by the system. How to earn more?

Ive been considering getting into psychotherapy since social workers have a great amount of real life experience and professional skills to bring to psychotherapy. I know its a long process, but I can be really self-disciplined and patient when I set a clear goal (again thanks to social work⭐).

Im lame at technology so IT jobs are absolute NO.

What other options are available? Im curious if you share similar doubts or have found a sensible solution. Please let me know in the comments below.

Thanks 🙏

Originally posted by u/Few_Distribution3778 on Reddit.

Top comment by u/RowanAr0und

I cant speak from experience but I know a lot of macro/ policy work pays decent...?